US telecom industry to grow at 7.2% - February 22, 2008
According to TIA, the US telecom industry will grow at an average annual rate of 7.2% in the period 2008-2011, reaching $1.3 trillion in 2011, compared with an average rate of 10%, reaching $3.6 trillion, for the rest of the world. Growth in the US industry will accelerate to 9.3% in 2008 from 8.3% in 2007, partly due to spending on network upgrades and a government spectrum auction.

Telecom spending to reach $923.91 bln in 2008 -August 5, 2008
Total communications spending is projected to increase 5.4% to $923.91 bln in 2008, as strong gains in the institutional and alternative media sectors offset the downward pressure of declining traditional advertising spending, according to Veronis Suhler Stevenson. The industry’s primary growth driver in 2008 is the institutional sector, particularly professional & business information services and education & training media. Institutional media spending is expected to increase 8.5% to $245.39 bln in 2008. Total spending on communications will continue to outpace U.S. economic growth during the 2007-2012 period, increasing at a 6.2% CAGR compared with a 5.6% CAGR for nominal GDP. Communications will be the second-fastest growing of the 15 U.S. economic sectors during the forecast period and will exceed $1 trln in 2010, with spending reaching $1.183 trln in 2012, according to the VSS Forecast.

US small businesses to spend $280 bln on IT by 2012 - August 12, 2008
US businesses are expected to spend $688 bln on information and communications technology in 2008. Small businesses will boost ICT budgets by up to 8% a year, spending $280 bln by 2012, Compass Intelligence says.

US Telecom to Spend $347 billion on IT in 2008 - January 12, 2008
The communications industry is projected to spend $347.5 bln in 2008 on IT (hardware, software, IT services, internal services and telecommunications). The compound annual growth rate from 2006 through 2011 will be 3.8%. A key growth area in 2008 will be process management, Gartner says.

Mobile Data Services Spending to Grow 29% a Year - August 3, 2007
In-Stat expects telecom spending growth trends to be fairly similar across size of business within the mid-sized business market. The smallest mid-sized firms, those with 100 to 249 employees, account for the largest percentage of this market, roughly 45%. Mid-sized businesses account for 16% of US business telecom spending. In-Stat expects a 5-year CAGR of 29% for mobile data services spending among mid-sized firms. Wireless services (voice and data) spending will surpass wireline services spending in this market in 2009. The government, healthcare, and professional services verticals are expected to see the strongest growth in telecom spending going forward, each at a 5-year CAGR of 6%.

US SMBs to spend $16.6 billion on wireline voice in 2007 -July 29, 2007
Small businesses will spend $16.6 billion on wireline voice services in 2007, which will account for nearly 31% of the US business market for such services, Research and Markets says.